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Olympus PEN E-P3 Indoor Crops
12 Megapixels
Electronic View Finder
High ISO: ISO 6400 or more is available at full-resolution.
Stabilization: Compensates for tiny involuntary movements of the camera.
Level: Measures camera tilt and helps to keep the horizon level.
Continuous Drive
Full 1080p HD Video: 1920 x 1080 resolution or more but less than 4K.
Manual Controls: Both fully-manual (M) and semi-automatic modes (T and V).
Custom White-Balance: Specifies exactly what should be white to the camera.
Action Photography: Shutter speeds of 1/1500 or more.
Night Photography: Reaches shutter-speeds longer than 4 seconds.
Hotshoe: Allows external flash units to be attached.
Spot Metering
Depth-Of-Field Preview: Improve perception of DOF before shooting.
Accepts Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC), SDHC and SD memory.
Neocamera detailed review
Discontinued: No longer produced by the manufacturer. May still be in stock or found used.
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The Olympus PEN E-P3 is compared to the Nikon 1 V1
Nikon 1 V1 which uses a smaller 10 MP with a 2.7X crop compared to a crop-factor of 2X. All images below are 100% unmodified crops from their respective cameras. Aperture, white-balance and ISO were set on the camera, the remaining settings were left on automatic. The E-P3 had the Zuiko 45mm F/1.8 ED
Zuiko 45mm F/1.8 ED lens while the 1 V1 had the Nikkor 1 30-110mm F/3.8-5.6 VR
Nikkor 1 30-110mm F/3.8-5.6 VR.
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 ISO 200 |
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 ISO 400 |
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 ISO 800 |
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 ISO 1600 |
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 ISO 3200 |
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 ISO 6400 |
 ISO 6400 |
 ISO 12800 |
The performance of these two similar-sized cameras remains close at all ISOs. As expected, the V1 shows less dynamic range and somehwhat higher noise in shadow areas due to a smaller sensor. |
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Olympus E-P3 Facts
Mirrorless digital camera| 12 Megapixels Mirrorless | ISO 200-12800 |
| Micro Four-Thirds Mount 2X FLM Sensor-Size: 17 x 13mm  Actual size when viewed at 100 DPI | Shutter 1/4000-60s |
| 2-Axis Built-in Stabilization | Full manual controls, including Manual Focus |
| 0.20" Optional EVF 1.4 Megapixels (0.58X) | Custom white-balance with 2 axis fine-tuning |
| 2 Axis Digital Level | Spot-Metering |
| Built-in Dust Reduction | Hot-Shoe |
| 3 FPS Drive, Unlimited Images | Lithium-Ion Battery |
| 1920x1080 @ 30 FPS Video Recording | Secure Digital Extended Capacity |
| 3" LCD 610K Pixels |
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